15 baby names drop out of the most popular lists, is yours one of them?
Remi in ... Riley out.
The top 100 baby names in Australia saw a shake-up last year like never before!
From renowned social research experts Mark McCrindle and Ashley Fell from McCrindle have looked into the baby names that Aussie parents used in 2020 and there’s been some big shifts and movements in the popular stakes.
In fact there were a staggering 10 girls’ names including Remi, Harlow and Molly that entered the top 100 in 2020, which means 10 others including the likes of Madeleine, Riley and Alexis were squeezed out of contention.
While boys’ names saw five in and five out, with names like Luka and Lewis giving names like Tyler and Nate the nudge.
But first lets look at who made the top 10 for each …
The most popular baby names in 2020 were …
Charlotte once again brings in the top of the gals list after being given to 1,556 Australian baby girls in 2020, while Oliver took out the title for the boys after bing bestowed upon 2,138 boys in 2020.
Girls
- Charlotte
- Amelia
- Olivia
- Isla
- Mia
- Ava
- Grace
- Chloe
- Willow
- Matilda
Boys
- Oliver
- Noah
- William
- Jack
- Leo
- Henry
- Charlie
- Thomas
- Lucas
- Elijah
But it was the names that came in and out of the top 100 in 2020 that fascinate us the most. Check them out in the galleries below.
10 girls names that broke the top 100 for the first time in 2020
Remi
Remi is a name of French origin meaning ‘oarsman’.
Harlow
Harlow is of Old English origin meaning ‘army hill’.
Hallie
Hallie is of English origin meaning ‘dweller at the hall meadow’.
Adeline
Adeline is of French origin meaning ‘noble’ or ‘nobility’.
Delilah
Delilah is of Hebrew origin meaning ‘languishing, lovelorn, or seductive’.
Maggie
The name Maggie is of English origin meaning ‘pearl’.
Maeve
Maeve is of Irish and Gaelic origin meaning ‘intoxicating’.
Molly
Molly is of Irish origin and is a pet form of Mary meaning ‘star of the sea’.
Eliza
The name Eliza is of Hebrew origin meaning ‘pledged to God’.
Isabel
The name Isabel means ‘pledged to God’.
10 girls names that dropped out of the top 100 for the first time in 2020
Heidi
The name Heidi is of German origin meaning ‘noble, nobility’.
Madeleine
Madeleine is of French origin meaning ‘woman from Magdala or high tower’.
Riley
The name Riley is of Old English origin meaning ‘wood clearing’.
Alexis
Alexis is of English, Greek origin meaning ‘defender’.
Victoria
Victoria is of Latin origin meaning ‘victory’.
Madison
Madison is of English origin meaning ‘son of Matthew’.
Lilly
The name Lilly is of English origin meaning ‘lily’.
Chelsea
Chelsea means ‘a port of ships’ or ‘chalk landing place’.
Indiana
The name Indiana means ‘land of the Indians’.
Thea
Thea is of Greek origin meaning ‘goddess’.
5 boys names that broke the top 100 for the first time in 2020
River
River is a gender-neutral name of English origin that means ‘stream of water that flows to the sea’.
Luka
The name Luka is of English and Latin origin meaning ‘bringer of light’.
Lewis
Lewis is of English origin meaning ‘famed warrior’.
5 boys names that dropped out of the top 100 for the first time in 2020
Aaron
Aaron is a Hebrew name meaning ‘exalted’ or ‘strong’.
Nate
Nate is of Hebrew origin meaning of Nate ‘God has given’.
Jake
Jake is of Hebrew origin meaning ‘supplanter’.
Tyler
Tyler is of English origin meaning ‘maker of tiles’.
